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Household of Joseph Ackroyd (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Joseph Ackroyd and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ackroyd, born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Ackroyd, born in 1854 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; John Wm (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, William Riley, born in 1860 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Ackroyd's household

Male

Joseph

Ackroyd

Head
Female

Sarah E

Ackroyd

Wife
Male

John Wm

Ackroyd

Son
Female

Mary A

Ackroyd

Daughter
Female

Edith

Ackroyd

Daughter
Male

William

Riley

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ackroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ackroyd

Head

Married

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Ackroyd

Wife

Married

27

1854

Congleton, Cheshire, England

John Wm

Ackroyd

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Ackroyd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Ackroyd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

William

Riley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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